Is it normal to still be scared of the dark at age 17?
I am being serious. The part that concerned me about your question is the part where you think you're seeing things literally in the dark. It's one thing being scared totally different seeing things. Maybe when you were very very young you had a traumatic experience. I had a mother that used to pretend to go out and turning off all the lights when I was very little. My dad's bowling night. She was quite cruel and mentally unbalanced. Seem to get off on scaring me until I was crying. I'd run around turn the living rooms lights on. Now I've never been afraid of the dark when i got older but I never saw things in the dark even when little. it's definitely a phobia of sorts with you and you're probably not alone. Me I'm going on 55 and still have panic attacks of driving on highways and freeways without explanation. I have no fear of driving or car accidents, etc... I just like seeing buildings and people. I feel trapped otherwise as if in fear of a heart attack without the ability to have access to people I will end up dead. Hun we all have something believe me. I have no answers to why I've had this problem since 18 so certainly don't have any answers of why you fear what you do. But again it's one thing if the mind is running rampant but another actually seeing things that aren't there. There is nothing there that isn't there in the light. Rest easy. We all have some sort of disorder, just listen to the news daily. Judges taking pictures of themselves half naked, politicians, doctors and then sending them off to everyone. You think they are normal? The fact that your asking about this proves nothing really crazy about you. If you thought it was normal, then? The psychiatric field is more screwed up then we could ever hope to be so skip it and the cost. Try shouting at the top of your lungs while in the dark. F' You I'm not afraid of you anymore. You have been defeated. Stop worrying. You'll be fine. ~
Im 13 and scared of the dark is it normal?
You are not alone - this link has people chatting about it. http://www.43things.com/things/view/32367/stop-being-afraid-of-the-dark Some of the people have it really bad and it has become a "phobia" but many people are nervous in the dark. It's a survival thing, built into us. Not as serious as some people make out. You can try to train yourself to be less afraid. Try being in a room that you know is safe - absolutely safe. Turn out the light and wait for as long as you can knowing that absolutely nothing can hurt you. Then when you have to, turn on the light again. Try it every once in awhile for longer and longer times. The dark doesn't hurt by itself. It's only fear of what's out there in that dark and that's not unnatural at all. It's like being afraid to put your hand in a fire. There's a reason. But if you are in a safe place, you might learn to trust that you'll be all right. After a while, when your eyes adjust to the dark, often you will be able to see a little something anyway...but it can take a few minutes.
How is old is too old to be scared of the dark?
So, my 19 year old boyfriend is, for the most part fearless. He doesn't do anything wreck-less or dangerous, but still doesn't have a lot of fears. Except for the dark. He is terrified of the dark. I, along with his friends have all noticed that he's very uneasy being outside at night, especially when its an area without much light. Furthermore, he won't go into a dark room or hallway or anything, unless someone else goes with him, and even then he is uneasy until a light gets turned on. He still sleeps with a nightlight in his room, he can sleep without it if other people are in the room otherwise its nearly impossible. I know its normal for kids to have fears like this, but shouldn't a 19-year-old be over them? If so, why wouldn't he be and is there any way his friends and I can help?
I just realised that I'm scared of dark things. Is it normal?
Having likes and dislikes are normal, not a lot of people like dark places/things, being afraid of something is normal when growing up, the more we know about it, the less afraid we become, so usually outgrow most of our fears. The best advise I was given about my fears was they cannot hurt me so do not to give into them, they can grow into phobia’s, you don’t want that, so tackle on that fear now while it cannot hurt you, dark can’t hurt you either.
Is it natural to be scared of the dark?
Darkness like any other form of the unknown has its weight in the categories of phobia and behavior.Fear is healthy but consumption by the fear is not.When it's dark you cannot see that which is the threat or a hazard. Good fear you understand the darkness itself isn't to be feared what extends to the use of darkness.When it's dark you're mind will work against you on what is precieved and what was imagined. Bad fear: Allowing your mind and its infinite capacity of imagination to overrule your other senses.Like any phobia if allowed dominion over yourself then it's not rational or normal. But too fear but not dominated by darkness is healthy and shouldn't be misunderstood.Do you fear the darkness because the absence of light? Maybe you fear the darkness for what it conceals from your sight?I can be slightly prosaic at times I do apologize if it seems flippant or insincere the best ways I've dealt with that which I fear is to turn them into abstract logic and discern the real depth of my phobia. I once feared both heights and depth of water. So no I'm not one to be light of anyone else.
Is it normal to get scared at night when it is dark and there is no power?
It’s not uncommon. And it is partly a good response. When the power is out we are thrown into an environment that we are not used to. We know the can’t control it—there’s no lights even if we flip the switch. So, our fears are activated a bit.Our method of controlling it is to use our mind to think through the irrationality of our fear. We can remind ourself that nothing is wrong—we are just in a new situation. It can help to think about pleasant things. Remember some of your favorite memories and try to go to sleep, which you will, eventually.
Is it normal to be afraid of the dark?
There's no need to feel like ur the one alone who is afraid of dark.Even i m afraid ghosts n sometyms i can't even sleep when alone. But i guess it wouldn't trouble u a lot, unless u have a Phobia. So, don't let it bother u. Don't watch too much of a horor films n if u r feeling afraid then sleep with the lights on or call some friends for a sleep over....
Is it normal to be afraid of the dark at 16 years old?
It's a fear I've never really gotten over, I had to sleep with my light on, my tv, *and* a night light on when I went to sleep all through elementary school--eventually I got over it. I hate being in the dark, especially if I'm by myself; I can't even walk downstairs in my house without getting paranoid! I'm always looking around, turning on all the lights, constantly peering over my shoulder...I guess I'm just terrified something is going to grab me. Thankfully, I no longer sleep with a night light, but, however I do still keep my TV on all night when I'm sleeping. If I turn the TV off, and the room is pitch black, I freak out. I'm not as afraid of course if someone is with me, I still think it's a little odd, though! Will I grow out of this?